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Originally Posted by PennBF
The writer is correct most don't go to rehab for marijuana they go BECAUSE of marijuana. It is not arguable that marijunana is a "gateway" drug. That 15-20% of users move on to herion, coke, meth, etc.etc. That is also not debatable. It is not debatable that marijuana has serious health effects on user between 14-21 beyond it being a gateway drug for them . Thus you have 15-20% going to other drugs and inaddition those that don't move on have serious health problems becuase of their usage. None of this can be argued or debated as they are statistical facts. As far as alcholol is concerned that is another story and should be discussed separately from marijuana. Maybe it would bring some knowledge to the doubting Thomas's by looking up the AA meetings currently going on in The Villages. I am getting off the soap box but it is terrible to down play the serious effects of drugs on society. Does the fact that alcholol has the same chemial interation as "embalming fluid" interesting?  |
You have the whole "cause and effect" thing wrong. Backwards.
Their personality is an addictive personality, therefore they become addicted to something, anything. Marijuana is just one step in their ultimate addiction. Most who end up in rehab are/have been addicted to many things. Cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, usually all of them. It's like banning Cheerios because every one of the obese all have eaten cheerios. Like banning beer/wine because all alcoholics have at one time drank beer/wine. Marijuana didn't cause their addiction. It didn't do anything but happen to be widely available. It's available because nearly everyone likes it. So, they tried it. They didn't get addicted to marijuana. The marijuana didn't cause their later addiction to something else. People with addictive personalities will end up addicted to something. Whatever is available.
It's still illegal for people under 21. Why is this always brought up? Are ALL laws for the underage worthless because nobody follows them? Then marijuana being illegal is a worthless law because nobody follows it.
Those who have never tried it are the ones who scream most loudly against it. How can you hate something you've never tried? Especially when you see millions who like it so. You're falling for the party line here. You're being misled.